Author: James Swafford
Date: 20:00:59 08/24/04
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On August 24, 2004 at 19:55:22, Steve B wrote: > >and i disagree >you see what happens when someone assumes the responsibility to maintain some >thing for free >we get a search engine that has been down for 3 months because the person >maintaining it had a conflict with the engine and personal needs The only conflict is that the search engine has a nasty bug. For that reason, and that reason only, the search engine was brought down for a few weeks (not months) during business hours. > > >if the site is to be maintained with the proper moderation and at the high level >of content and reliability we have all come to expect then there must be some >financial interest to the individual responsible for maintaining the site. I disagree. You need the following: 0. a competent person* who cares about the service being provided 1. reasonable hardware 2. reliable and sufficient bandwidth 3. stable code * may be a volunteer > >we are not talking about thousands or even hundreds of dollars in membership >fees here. >i imagine a number less then $100 or even $75 per annum would be all Steve >needed > >it always amazes me how the people who take the most advantage of something when >it is free are the first to jump ship when they have to dig alittle in their >pockets > >Steve There are many people that provide services to the Internet community with no monetary compensation. I've seen three offers to host by individuals that strike me as highly competent for the task (Peter,Jon,Sean). I see no reason that CCC can't remain a free service. -- James
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